Online Marketing Glossary: Client
Friday
Jul 25, 2008
Client:
- A software program that is used to contact and obtain data from a server software program on another computer. Each client program is designed to work with one or more specific kinds of server programs and each server requires a specific kind of client.
Okay, in plain English for those that are not uber geeks, a client is an external program that is powered and contacts the internet. Some examples: Twhirl is a client for Twitter. Trillian is a client for multiple instant messenger services like AIM, Windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger), and Yahoo! Messenger. Ya dig?
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Glossary Definition From ABC’s of Online Marketing by Alexandra Wharton, Issue 22, Revenue Magazine
Free Toolsday for April 22nd
Tuesday
Apr 22, 2008
Hi, you’ve reached my blog. I’m not here right now; I’m at the dentist getting my teeth checked diligently. I haven’t left you with nothing… you get today’s free tool!
A great tool that I’ve been using for years is Trillian. My first computer was a Compaq laptop with an 8 gigabyte hard drive (this was less than 10 years ago – scary) and the more stuff I saved to my hard drive and programs installed the less everything ran smoothly. So I happened across Trillian – a great all-in-one program that allows you to run AIM, Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, and Google Talk/Jabber. You can also run IRC chat rooms through it.
The free service is great. It allows for everything except advanced Audio & Video capabilities. There is a pro version that’s $25, which is a decent price for as much as I use it. My only beef with it is that the A/V engine is touch & go, so sometimes I still can’t use the webcam features.
Having one program is way better than having to toggle several different clients, and makes you much more accessible for your contacts across multiple networks. And it’s fully customizable with different skins and plugins. It really is one messenger to rule them all!
